Huc, Regis-EvaristeLamas of the Western HeavensLondon The Folio Society 1982 1st Edition Hardback Octavo Size. Octavo Size. Very Good condition in a Good Slipcase. Slipcase has been reinforced with tape by previous owner. Translated by Charles de Sallis and with an introduction by John Keay. Black & white engravings from the first English edition. Originally published in the 1850's as three volumes. 351 pages ID249969
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20.00 AUD

Legg, StuartThe HeartlandLondon Secker & Warburg 1970 0436243806 / 9780436243806 1st Edition Hardcover Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good+ copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket spine is sunned and is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. A very nice copy. Illustrated with maps. 350 pages A book of many facets. The author describes the great silk route travelled through the centuries by merchants from the West through all the perils of the Heartland to the great cities of China. The Heartland is the vast area of Central Asia bounded by the Arctic, the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. ID187938
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18.00 AUD

Lovell, JuliaThe Great Wall China Against the World 1000 BC - 2000 ADSydney Picador 2006 0330422413 / 9780330422413 Reprint Hardback Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 412 pages The author explores the history of China and its relationship with the wider world through the dramatic story of its most famous landmark - the Great Wall of China. ID278470
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18.00 AUD

McKie, RonaldMalaysia in FocusSydney Angus & Robertson 1963 1st Edition [Assumed] Hardback Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 236 pages Malaysia in Focus is about the five states of the proposed Federation of Greater Malaysia. It goes into great detail about the people, places, social and political life. ID287785
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12.00 AUD

Montmorency, Geoffrey de, SirIndia To-Day and To-MorrowLondon The Signpost Press 1944 3rd Impression Softcover Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. 30 pages What are the causes of the Indian deadlock? What has led up to it? What are the prospects of a solution? This masterly survey by a distinguished ex-Governor of the Punjab of British policy and Indian reactions since 1917 answers these and other vital questions. ID291451
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40.00 AUD

Morris, Ivan (Translated and Edited by)The Pillow Book of Sei ShonagonLondon The Folio Society 1979 1st thus Hardback Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in a Good Slipcase. The slipcase has tape repairs to the edges and is lightly faded at opening. The gilt title on the book spine is a little rubbed. Bookplate to Front Free End paper. Illustrated with lovely colour illustrations by Jasper Deane. 269 pages A book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shonagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian Japan. ID290884
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20.00 AUD